The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:01 at Manchester 2026 put Kevin Smith 490th of 1,463 men in the Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:23 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Manchester 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 1:03 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:07v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:28v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:43v median −0:43
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:48v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:44v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:57v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:49v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 4:05v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1445
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,445 men who finished.